BELLEVUE HI-LIGHTS

Bellevue Baptist Church

5925 Price Rd. Macon, GA 31220 (478) 477-7058

VOLUME 44 NO.7 July 2016

Rev. Jim Duggan…..….………...…..…..…Senior Pastor

Rev. Anthony Brown…...............….…….Youth Minister Rev. Harry Graves…………..…..……….Music Minister

Ms. Donna Griffin………….............. Children’s Director

Ms. Lisa Oliver …………….………. .Preschool Director

Mrs. Peggy Webb ……….……………Church Secretary Ms. Nita Ard ………………..……. Financial Secretary

Bellevue Hi-Lights published monthly by Bellevue

Baptist Church, 5925 Price Rd., Macon, GA 31220

LAWN TEAM VOLUNTEERS FOR JULY!! PLEASE SEE

CARLOS TUCKER OR RANDY TONEY IF YOU WOULD

LIKE TO BE A PART OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT (AND

ELITE) GROUP.

Lawn Care Team #1 Leader-Randy Toney

Mike Elliott, John “Woody” Wood & Anthony Brown ———————————————————————————————

Dear Church Family,

Thank you all so much for the love and support

you have shown to Johnny and me during his

long Illness and this past week.

Each prayer, card, call and visit has blessed us.

Your kindness is very much appreciated.

The luncheon following Johnny’s Memorial

Service was absolutely delicious. The Johnson

Family was blessed by the generosity of that

Ministry.

Sincerely,

The Johnson Family

YARD SALE COMING!!! AUGUST 6TH!! START SAVING!!

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Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Patriotic Emphasis

Sunday

5:00pm -–NO Evening Bible Study

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INDEPENDENCE

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Church office will

be closed.

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TERRIFIC

TUESDAY

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6:00pm—Prayer Mtg. &

Bible Study; Preschool,

Children & Youth

6:00pm—Celebration

Choir Rehearsal

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3:00pm—NO Deacon’s Mtg. in July

5:00pm—NO

Evening Bible Study

VBS —5:30-8:30

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6:30pm—NO Men’s Ministry

in July

VBS—5:30-8:30

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VBS—5:30-8:30

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VBS—5:30-8:30

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12:00 noon—

KEENAGERS MEET

Guest will be Marilyn

Hudson who is a clown

VBS—5:30-8:30

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3:00pm—Church

Council meets

5:00pm —Evening

Bible Study

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6:30pm — Joyful Servants meet

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6:30pm —Property & Space meets

7:00pm—

Baptist Young Women meet

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6:00pm— CHURCH

CONFERENCE 7:00pm– Celebration

Choir Rehearsal

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5:00pm— Evening

Bible Study

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Bible Study

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Joyful Servants, Monday, July 11th

at 6:30pm

Baptist Young Women, Tuesday, July 19th, at 7:00pm

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN ONE OF OUR GROUPS!

Men’s Ministry, Monday, July 11th at 6:30pm

Thursday, July 14th, at 12:00 noon

ALL Seniors Are Invited! Bring your favorite covered dishes...

Invite a Friend & Join Us!

July 1—Richard & Melanie Croom

July 20—Joe & Jan Toney

July 3 (F) Penny Sanders & Pam Perry (LS) Carolyn Marsh (RS) Linda Padgett July 10 (F) Dee Stalnaker & Ruth Broxton (LS) Mary Anne Bird (RS) Nita Ryle July 17 (F) Debra Bennett & Connie Adams (LS) Madge Ruff (RS) Vivian Shelton July 24 (F) Judy Ashley & Brenda Bilow (LS) Joyce Judd (RS) Bobbie Jespersen July 31 (F) Willie Calanchi & Thelma Tucker (LS) Melanie Burnette (RS) Frankie Hendrickson

July 3 Robert Abbott, Jimmy Ford, Ed Judd, Doug Sutton, Carlos Tucker, Allen Kittle, Lester Johnson & Ernie Calanchi July 10 Robert Abbott, Jay Stalnaker, Jimmy Ford, Doug Sutton, Allen Kittle, Carlos Tucker, Lester Johnson & Ed Judd July 17 Robert Abbott, Ernie Calanchi, Jimmy Ford, Ed Judd, Allen Kittle, Carlos Tucker, Lester Johnson & Jay Stalnaker July 24 Robert Abbott, Carlos Tucker, Jay Stalnaker, Jimmy Ford, Ed Judd, Doug Sutton, Allen Kittle & Lester Johnson July 31 Robert Abbott, Ernie Calanchi, Ed Judd, Jay Stalnaker, Jimmy Ford, Allen Kittle, Doug Sutton & Carlos Tucker ——————————————————————————————— ———————————————————————————————

DEACON OF THE WEEK

July 3-July 9 Joe Toney

July 10-July 16 Randy Toney

July 17-July 23 Robert Abbott

July 24-July 30 Ron Crews

July 31-August 6 Arthur Henry

July 1—Paula Piper

July 3—Anthony Brown

July 6—Peyton Jennings July 7—Robert Guest

Skylar Graham

July 8--Stephen Toney

July 9—Marcheta Myers Jennifer Smallwood

July 12—Patsy Johnson

July 13—Dee Stalnaker

July 14—Dean Nobles Caleb Meeks

July 15—Zach Winsor

July 16—Lois Yancey

July 20—Ron Crews Conner Smith

Kristen Harrison

July 21—Brandi Hunnicutt

July 23—Judy Bennett July 25—Andrea Duggan

Rylan Myers

Brandon Sorrells

July 29—Mica Renfroe Madge Ruff

July 30—John Graham

Mandy Myers

SERVING THE LORD THIS MONTH—JULY CHURCH HOUR

July 3 Vivian Shelton

July 10 Linda Padgett

July 17 Sandy Shelton

July 24 Lisa Ledden

July 31 Clyde & Christina Shelton

SUNDAY NIGHTS July 3 Marcheta Myers

July 10 Julie Norwood

July 17 Lisa Oliver

July 24 Lisa Oliver

July 31 Lisa Oliver

CHIDRENS’ CHURCH

Donna Griffin

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts—#2

A spiritual gift is an expression of the Holy Spirit

in the life of believers which empowers them to serve

the body of Christ, the church.

And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second

prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings,

helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:28

Persons with the gift of administration lead the body by steer-

ing others to remain on task. Administration enables the body

to organize according to God-given purposes and long-term

goals.

Is Administration YOUR spiritual gift?

Are you using it for His glory?

FLOWERS FOR OUR ALTAR

July 3 —The T.G. Wright Family

IMO Mr. T.G.’s birthday

which was on June 12th.

July 10 —The Family of Mrs. Inez Meeks

IMO “Mimi’s” 100th birthday

which is on July 8th

July 17 —Peggy Webb

ICO my sister, Marsha Massey’s

birthday which is on July 28th

July 24 —Jim and Bekah Duggan

ICO Andrea’s birthday

Which is on July 25th

July 31—OPEN

Would you like to remember someone’s birthday or anniversary by

placing flowers on our altar one Sunday? We still have dates that

are available: August 7th, August 21st & August 28th—just

to name a few. Doesn’t have to be a birthday or anniversary; can be

just telling someone how much you appreciate them. Call the office

to reserve a date.

DO WE HAVE YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY DATE??

WE DON’T WANT TO FORGET YOUR “SPECIAL DAY” CALL THE

OFFICE SO WE CAN ADD IT TO OUR RECORDS.

We will spend this month celebrating the unique freedoms that we enjoy

as citizens of the United States of America. With all of the internal prob-

lems we’ve had over the last several years, we are still the greatest and

freest nation on earth. Yet, we have seen those freedoms slowly eroding

over the last few years.

In the face of these eroding freedoms, Christians have been praying for

God to intervene and restore us. We’ve prayed and prayed, but the erosion

has continued. In spite of calls for reform, we have devolved from a slow

drift away from God to a fast track of rebellion into godless selfism. Our

prayers have gone largely unanswered because we are praying for the

reformation of the wrong people. We’ve prayed that our “leaders” and our

“country” would turn to God, when we should be praying for the group

most in need of spiritual reformation – us, me, you.

As our churches celebrated our freedom to worship, many believers will

exercise their constitutional right to NOT worship, but to go someplace

else. As we fight to defend our freedom of speech, we will often fail to use

that right to speak freely of Jesus to those with whom we work, play, shop,

and live. We bemoan the loss of freedom to pray publicly, yet we neglect

private prayer on a regular basis. Jesus remains a part of our lives, but He

is not preeminent. (Colossians 1:18) We have squandered the freedoms

God entrusted to us. He has told us in His word, “Everyone to whom much

was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they en-

trusted much, they will demand the more.” – Luke 12:48

It is time you and I recommit ourselves to a radical obedience to God and

His Word. The time is here for us to once again recognize that God comes

first and to put away the idols of play that we have erected in our lives. It

is time to ask the difficult question: what have I done with the freedom

God has given me, and moving forward how will I make the most of the

freedom I have left for the glory of God?

Jim Duggan

Everyone in the children’s department is super excited about the month of

July because that means it will be time for VBS!! If you haven’t had the

chance to experience VBS at Bellevue then you have missed out on a wonder-

ful blessing. Please be in prayer for all the workers and children. We are

looking forward to seeing to our God showing himself to us in an incredible

way during the week. I am sharing the verses and focus of the lessons for

each day so that you can pray for them specifically. Pray that God will move

in the hearts and minds of those in attendance. I know he has GREAT plans

for us to become “SUBMERGED” in his word. Please see Donna or Lisa if

you would like to be a part of this incredible week!!

Day 1—Jesus Saw Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10—Jesus knows who I really am.

Day 2—Jesus Saw The Woman At The Well

John 4:1-42—Jesus knows my worth.

Day 3—Jesus Saw Nicoemus

John 3:1-21, 19:38-42—Jesus knows I need a Savior.

Day 4—Jesus Saw A Blind Man

John 9—Jesus knows my purpose.

Day 5—Jesus Saw The Children

Mark 10:13-16 —Jesus loves and accepts me.

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Psalm 23: 1-3 says, The LORD is my shepherd: I shall not want. He makes

me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He

restores my soul ; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s

sake.”

Psalm 35: 9 says, “And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall

rejoice in His salvation.”

Isn’t it time we got that bucket out and dropped it deep into the well of our

Souls and emotions for our Living Lord and Savior and began as never before

to “rejoice in our salvation?” As I’ve said before, “We’re just rehearsing

On earth for that great praise gathering in eternity.” Are you ready?

Blessings! Bro. Harry

VBS July 10th-July 14th

5:30-8:30pm PATTI AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE

APPRECIATE all the concer ns and suppor t you have shown us in these

past months. Every kind word, card of encouragement, meal prepared, and most importantly your prayers have meant so much to us and our

family. We, like many others around us, have felt our share of life’s pound-

ings, and most especially with the unexpected passing of Patti’s brother, Jeff

Mayes. You graciously opened the doors of our church to my extend- ed family in a real time of need to provide a beautiful place for us to remem-

ber our loved one and celebrate his life together. You have expressed your

concern for us so many times in our recurring periods of hardship

and grief. Thank you for being our church family and continuing to lift

us up before our Heavenly Father. We are truly grateful to you and

continue to covet your prayers for us!

WORSHIP IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIVES IS VITAL TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. We’re continuing our look into

the “phases of worship” from Mark 12: 29-31. We examine the phrase,

”with all your heart” in May and the phrase, “ with all your mind” in June.

Let’s move to “ with all your soul.” Now this is the place where we can draw from the depths of our lives, and express from the very fiber of

our being, our worship and celebration of of Jesus, our Lord. The Lord wants

us to love Him with the full expression of our emotions. It’s OK.

It’s natural. We do it all the time with other people and at other events. Why not with our Savior and in the “corporate worship event?” There are times in

worship when we will shout, cry, whisper, sing and SMILE! Our normal re-

sponse to those we love is not one of a cold or “at arm’s length” expression,

but one of warmth, embracing and transparency. We say we love the Lord. Isn’t it time to respond to Him emotionally? Is it OK to be emotional with

Jesus?

LET’S LOOK AT GOD’S WORD.

Psalm 63: 1-5 says, “ O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul

thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and

Your glory. Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, My lips shall

praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your

name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.”

Psalm 103: 1-2 says, “Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me,

bless His Holy name! Bless the LORD , O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”